Hawaii Lacrosse Invitational: Friday's Gear, Sidelines, Jerseys

The 20th Anniversary of the Hawaii Lacrosse Invitational kicked off Friday at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki under gorgeous sunny skies. Friday allows everyone to get acclimated to the time change by playing a few games, with the top Open Division squads playing quick friendlies.

Iroquois played the closest game, winning 9-5 over Koa. Meanwhile, at the same time Wimmer Solutions dismantled Chushikoku 17-0 and Crease Monkeys crushed Kanto 25-2.

Saturday features two games for all the Open squads, while Sunday's semifinals start at 12:30, with the Masters Final at 1:30 and the Open final at 2:45.

Iroquois GM Ansley Jemison said he wasn't too happy with the sloppy win. The Nationals likely will have to go through the Crease Monkeys to get to the final. So that should be an excellent semifinal game on Sunday.

Didn't hear anything too interesting from the players today. Sounds like everyone just chilled out and did nothing. That's what we did Thursday. It's amazing how relaxing staring out at the ocean is. Easy to get caught up.

Here's some pics from the sidelines Friday. For more of the Wimmer and Crease Monkeys gear, check the Thursday GearZone post.

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty proud of this one. Sized it up and took it down.

Girlfriends section on the Wimmer sideline.

Nice shot of the Nike dasher boards with Diamond Head in the distance. Yeah, we hiked that little guy yesterday...

On the advice of Brett Queener's girlfriend Carly, I'm going to learn Japanese tonight so I can try to snag one of these Samurai jerseys. I communicated enough to snap this pic. When I asked if it was Team Samurai, he motioned his stick down at his belt, like Chi-Chi Rodriguez putting his sword at his hip.

I feel kinda bad for causing this swarm of Team Samurai members around Paul Rabil. But it made for a great pic...

Rabil's setup, just arrived from Maverik Thursday.

Easton hooked up Cort Kim with these custom cleats with the new Easton Lacrosse logo for the tournament.

New Easton lacrosse head.

Tighter shot of the Easton head.

Dave Monahan rocking the original Hawaii Tournament shirt. This thing is SICK. He was one of three guys that essentially started lacrosse in Honolulu back in 1989.

Brett Queener interviews Eric Martin for one of his 20 For 20 segments from Hawaii commemorating the anniversary. Check back after the tournament for these. They're going to be pretty good, I assure you.